Ironing-table



(Model.)

13.0. DAWSON.

' IRONING TABLE.

No. 832,140. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

UNI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

BELVIDERE O. DAWSON, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION lforming part o Letters Patent o. 332,140, dated December 8, 1885.

Appiiaon filed June 1e, 1884. ser-1&1 No. 135,301. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELVIDERE C. DAWSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bloomington, in the county of Mc- Lean and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Ironing-Board and Shelf, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is an improved ironing-board, and embraces,in brief,the following novel features: An upright board or standard, to the front of which is fastened a vertical sockethasp above, and a pair of counter-facing anglelugs below, the latter placed exactly in the median line between said hasp and the foot of said standard; also an angle-board having its front edge vertically pinned between said angle-lugs, and its rear edge hinged and bracehooked to a rectangularly-placed and vertically-standing back board; and, finally, an .ironing-board to the inner and square end of which is fixed a suitable bracket-tongue by which to catch and lock said ironing-board to said upright when the former is made to rest upon the top ends of said attached angle and back boards, all of which and their purposes are hereinafter more fully described,and illustrated by the accompanying drawings,in which like letters designate identical parts of said device in the different figures, respectively.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of said device, showing the ironing-board attached to the upright and resting upon said vertically standing and steadying supports. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of said upright, showing its hasp and angle-lugs in place. Fig. 3is a side view of the edge of the ironing-board, showing the catching and locking bracket tongue on one end and the curved edge at the other end; and Fig. 4 is a front view of said angle and back boards, taken separately from the upright, and showing their bracing hooks and hangers. Eig. 5 isa longitudinal and vertical section of said device, made on the dotted line :t in Fig. l, showing the relative positions of the hinging-hasp and coupling-tongue of the upright and ironing-board, respectively, when said latter board is hooked and held to said upright and upon said supporting angleboards, and also showing, by the intercrossshown.

ing arrow-headed lines, the manner of lifting the outer end of the ironing-board to uncouple said hooking and pivotal tongue from its hasp, and thereby detach said board.

The letter A represents the said upright or standard, to which the ironing-board B and said angle-board O are respectively attached. Said standard consists of either a portable piece of suitable dimensions or of any suitable stationary upright, such as the casing of a door or window, or the wainscot of a room. To the front of this upright is firmly and suitably secured three separate pieces of casting, consisting of a vertical socket-plate or hasp, a, and said angle-lugs Z. Said hasp is secured, to the upright at such a height from the roomiioor as to conveniently allow work at said ironing-board when in use, said board being held to said upright by the bracket or angletongue d, which is secured upon the inner or square end of said board, as shown, and which serves to catch underneath and into said hasp, thereby to lock said ironing-board in place, as Said angle-lugs consist of a pair of counter angle-plates, as shown,f1rmly secured, also, to said upright front in a vertical and parallel position, exactly midway between the bottom of the ironing-board when attached and the lioor, and at such distance apart as to fittingly clasp and hold vertically between their inner faces one edge of the angle-board C, which board is provided with a suitablybored hole, 1l, corresponding in position to similar holes bored through said angle-lugs, through which holes a suitable pin is thrust to keep said board irmly in place, as shown. To the outer and longitudinal edge of said board C is suitably hinged on its median line the back board,E,the latter of which is of similar dimensions to the former and furnished with the pair of hooking-rods r, which rods, being suitably secured each near an outer corner of the inner side of said board E and hooked to a respective staple suitably driven into the corresponding side of the board C, as

shown, serve to stay and brace said boards each mutually at right angles to the other, while they in turn steady the longitudinally and edgewise supported ironing-board above. Said boards C and E also have their top edges reach out from said upright A only IOO a sufficient distance to lgive effective supporti.N and steadiness to the ironing-board and -yet fbeboards being jointly furnished with said staying-hooks r and the hangers h, when not in use,

as above described, may be detached from said upright and used as ahanging shelf, thus separately making a conveniently-useful household article aside from their regularly intended n purpose. Therefore,

Furthermore, said hingedl yWhatl claim'as new, and desire toffs'ecure by Letters Patent, is- Y g rEhe combination, with the upright having the hasp-socket and counterfacing angle-lugs,

of the attachable angle-board and bracing backV board, tothe former of which the! latter is vhinged and hooked, and of the ironing-board having the coupling angle-tongue, substantially as and for the purposes herein specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

vBELVIDERE c. DAWSN.

Wtn esses:

RANDOLPH A. PIKE, W. D. BROWN. 

